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Horace Taliaferro Ward (born July 29 1927) was the first African American to challenge the racially discriminatory practices at the University of Georgia (UGA) School of Law. Ward was born in LaGrange Georgia. After high school Ward enrolled at Morehouse College in Atlanta and majored in political science. Upon completion of his bachelor’s degree in 1949 he enrolled at Atlanta University (later Clark Atlanta University) earning a master’s degree in 1950.